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Recent research has shown that, unfortunately, many people are more willing to pay extra money on their monthly bills for various amenities, without being open to how home automation can help them save money.

Google launched its Google Home hardware last year as a way to bring the Google Assistant into your daily life. Unlike Assistant on a phone, Home is designed for everyone to use, and it launched with various smart home integrations like Philips Hue lights and Nest thermostats. Google has been talking a big game when it comes to voice recognition and control, but a small hiccup on Google’s end over the weekend is a reminder just how fragile a “smart home” platform can be.

New research paints a rosy picture for the road to the smart home. Home-automation products will add $1.8 billion of new CE sales through next year, according to The NPD Group, growing an impressive 74 percent from 2016.

At a Wednesday morning developer session at this year’s WWDC, Apple said that HomeKit is now open to any Apple developer to tinker around with. Developers no longer have to get an MFi license to start controlling prototypes of smart home gadgets. They can even develop prototypes on top of popular developer boards like Raspberry Pi and Arduino. But once these developers want to bring a product out commercially, they still have to go through MFi certification. Nevertheless, this should make it easier for developers to start building HomeKit products.

Home automation is not a Jetsons-era future. It’s here now, and the possibilities are endless. From an ever-expanding list of compatible home tech products to DIY hacks, the industry is growing by leaps and bounds.

Being able to control your home with the touch of a button is the stuff that futuristic dreams are made of, so it only makes sense to include remote control blinds as a part of your techie home upgrade plan. Install motorized blinds in your home not just to look cool, but to effortlessly set the mood for different times of the day and even set a schedule that will help you to save energy.

IntroductionHome automation may not have been on the scenes for very long, but it is definitely here to stay: from the simple lifts and levers which use linear actuators to the highly sophisticated home security systems which are now on offer. The changes it has made to the home are huge, and will